The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27


the practice and science OF agriculture.
Try crude petroleum, which will cost
about ten cents gallon, as wood pre-
sentative. Applied to fences and wood
that rests on the ground, it will add
years to the wear.
An excellent mode of utilizing any
spare time of winter is to clean up and
burn up all dried grass and weeds.
Trimming tho trees and vines may DO
done any time between now and spring,
The fall colts may be given all tho
ground oats they can cat. As the mares
will have but little labor to.pcrform at
this season there will be no necessity for
weaving the colts before spring.
Stock, as rule, are naturally clean
and will not lie down to rest in manure
pile if more clearly and comfortable
quarters are provided, and we all know
that cleanliness is conducive to hca tn.
A dairyman should keep as many cows
only as he can feed well. 1t is not
economical to divide the food among a
large number when the same results can
be secured from smaller number well
fed.
An excellent method OF utilizing the
hay seed and dust is to place it where
the hens can scratch it over. They will
find quite an amount valuable material
which would be useless for any other
purpose.
Professor Arnold believes that there Is
no way in which fertilization can be so
promoted as by dairy farming. Butter
takes nothing from the soil that affects
fertilization in the way that wheat and
other crops do.
There is no reason why the wire
fences of poultry yarls and around the
field should not be used for grape vines.
Quite large amount of such fruit could
thus be economically grown and the
fence would not be injured by so doing.
When people lose faith in sheep they
do it in wholesale way. They arr
ready to comprise in the disposal of cat
tie, horses and healthy hnSs, but there
are times when owners arc ready to give
away the best of sheep to get clear o.
them.
Do not feed the fattening hogs any
longer than is necessary. Slaughter
them as soon as the temperature of the
atmosphere is at the freezing point
which is better than when the weather
is very cold. 1t is not economical tc
feed hogs in very cold weather if the,
be in proper condition for killing.
Speaking o; the vitality of seeds from
commission men, W. S. Dcvol, of th'
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
says he has not observed a single in
stance where variety from commissioned
grocers gave so large per cent of ger
minated seeds as did the same variet
put up by the same firm and procure,
direct from the firm.
Lily of t valley from the open gar
den, or in slight shade, is hardy plan
that blooms without especial attention
The only requirement is the health q
the plants. 1t sometimes occurs tina
young plants in quite rich soil make
strong growth for year or two withou
blooming, but it is only because of thei
rank growth, and aiterward they will b
found to bloom annually.
In dealing with unfruitful pear trees
root pruning will often induce fruitful
ness, and sometimes top pruning 4
March Or early in April will answer IL
same purpose. Some varieties of pei
require age before bearing. Over
manuring ard working among the tree
will cause strong growth of wood an
but little fruit with some sorts. W
advise manuring in fall and wintt
rather than in spring.